RaMell Ross Wants $10 Million for Two Projects After ‘Nickel Boys': ‘It Has to Be Philanthropic Because It's Not Really a Return'
Ross made his feature narrative debut with Best Picture nominee "Nickel Boys." He's now looking to fund his next work.
RaMell Ross: You ‘Don’t Need a Lot of Money to Make a Film That’s Cinematic and Deserves to Be in Theaters’
Nickel Boys' director RaMell Ross told IndieWire at the 2025 Film Indendent Spirit Awards that 'audiences have no idea what they want.' ...
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'Nickel Boys' unveils the horrors of notorious Florida school shut down for abuse
The film, as well as the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel it was based on, drew inspiration from the real-life Dozier School for ...
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Oscar-nominee RaMell Ross on ‘Nickel Boys’ and telling stories through a Black lens
RaMell Ross on the Oscar-nominated “Nickel Boys” and why the film's impact matters more to him than trophies. “Nickel Boys” may not have taken home an Oscar last night, but for director ...
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RaMell Ross On North Florida, Doechii, And The Success Of ‘Nickel Boys’
Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel The Nickel Boys is fictionalized based on the Dozier School. Directed by RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys is an adaptation of Whitehead’s novel and ...
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'Nickel Boys' is nominated for two Oscars, and its director is a RISD grad
Rhode Island School of Design graduate RaMell Ross’ movie “Nickel Boys” has been nominated for two Oscars at the 97th Academy Awards. “Nickel Boys,” a story about two African American ...
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The ‘Nickel Boys’ Director RaMell Ross on Filming From the Black Perspective
new video loaded: The ‘Nickel Boys’ Director RaMell Ross on Filming From the Black Perspective transcript In our special series devoted to Oscar-nominated films adapted from books, the host ...
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‘Nickel Boys,’ an Oscar Nominee With a Jarringly Different Point of View
Yet with “Nickel Boys,” nominated this year for both best picture and best adapted screenplay, the photographer and filmmaker RaMell Ross has done just that. His previous film, the ...
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The Real Story Behind ‘Nickel Boys’ and the Brutal Florida Reform School That Inspired the Film
Based on a Colson Whitehead novel, the Oscar-nominated movie dramatizes the story of the Florida School for Boys, which traumatized children as young as 5 for more than a century ...
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RaMell Ross Wants $10 Million for Two Projects After ‘Nickel Boys’: ‘It Has to Be Philanthropic Because It’s Not Really a Return’
Ross made his feature narrative debut with Best Picture nominee "Nickel Boys." He's now looking to fund his next work. Ross told The Hollywood Reporter at Sunday’s Oscars that, after making his ...